EPC rating and sold prices in BS5 (Bristol)
In postcode district BS5 (Bristol), homes rated EPC C or better sold for 7% more per square metre than D–G homes (median £3,500 vs £3,270, 8,911 sales). Like for like — same size, type, build period and year — homes rated C or better sold for 1.8% more (95% range +0.8% to +2.8%). 2 of 5 sectors with enough sales show a difference distinguishable from zero. Data: HM Land Registry to 30 September 2026, EPC register.
From the raw gap to like-for-like
The homes are not alike: C+ homes here have a median floor area of 74 m² against 86 m² for D–G; the most common build period is 2012 onwards for C+ and 1900–1929 for D–G; 15% of C+ and 14% of D–G sales are detached or semi-detached houses.
| Comparing C+ with D–G homes… | Difference | 95% range |
|---|---|---|
| Raw gap per m² (medians) | +7% | — |
| Whole price, nothing held equal | −11.4% | −12.9% to −10.0% |
| Same floor area | +1.6% | +0.3% to +2.8% |
| + same property type | +5.3% | +4.0% to +6.6% |
| + same build period | +7.4% | +5.9% to +8.9% |
| + same year of sale | +1.8% | +0.8% to +2.8% |
The first row compares median prices per m²; the second compares whole prices; each later row adds one more thing that must be equal, ending with the like-for-like premium (regression of log price; build period from the certificate, 12 bands). The raw gap per m² and the whole-price gap differ because C+ and D–G homes differ in size.
Postcode sectors in BS5
| Sector | Sales | Raw gap | Like-for-like | 95% range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BS5 0 | 849 | +6% | +0.1% | −3.2% to +3.6% |
| BS5 6 | 1,996 | +12% | +3.9% ▲ | +1.5% to +6.3% |
| BS5 7 | 2,403 | +4% | +1.8% | −0.1% to +3.7% |
| BS5 8 | 2,012 | +6% | +0.2% | −1.5% to +2.0% |
| BS5 9 | 1,651 | +15% | +4.1% ▲ | +1.9% to +6.3% |
▲ green: premium distinguishable from zero; ▼ red: discount; plain: no measurable difference. Small areas have fewer sales, so their 95% ranges are wider.
Sold prices by EPC band in BS5
| EPC band (last certificate before sale) | Sales | Median £ per m² |
|---|---|---|
| A | 11 | £3,627 |
| B | 652 | £3,336 |
| C | 2,277 | £3,550 |
| D | 4,452 | £3,375 |
| E | 1,272 | £3,023 |
| F | 195 | £2,851 |
| G | 52 | £2,822 |
A median is shown when a band has at least 10 sales.
How this is calculated
- Every standard sale (HM Land Registry Price Paid, category A) since January 2015 is matched to the latest energy certificate of the same address (postcode + house number or name + flat) lodged from 10 years before to 3 months after the sale; sales with no certificate or an ambiguous match are left out. Across England and Wales 92% of sales match.
- Price per m² uses the certificate's total floor area (15–1,000 m²).
- Like-for-like premium: regression of the log of price on “C or better”, log floor area, property type, the certificate's build period and the year of sale. The 95% range shows how precise the estimate is; when it includes zero, the data cannot tell the premium apart from none.
Caveats
- The band is the one on the certificate before the sale; certificates are a median 0.8 years old at the sale, but a quarter are over 4 years old and some homes were improved since.
- Condition, garden, parking, views and the exact position within the sector are not known; a premium could hide in them, or they could hide one.
- Individual sales and addresses are not shown.